Some headlines

China arrests 15 for making and selling fake drugs
National
2007-7-30
CHINESE police have arrested 15 members of a crime ring that made and sold fake medicines(nda. Viagra), a state newspaper said today amid a domestic and global confidence crisis about the country's food and drug safety. Police...



Rainstorm death toll hits 80 in Hubei
National
2007-7-30
FLOODS and landslides caused by heavy rain have killed 80 people in central Hubei Province since China entered its annual rain season on June 17, provincial officials said. Twenty-eight were missing after eight...

Killer storms hammer provinces
2007-7-30

FIERCE storms and hail have killed at least 11 people in central and eastern China, adding to more than 700 killed this summer in floods, landslides and other natural disasters. Ten deaths occurred in central Hubei Province, where torrential rain and hail have accompanied swollen waters along the Yangtze River.


Flood traps 69 in mine in Henan
SIXTY-NINE workers were trapped after a coal mine was flooded in central Henan Province yesterday. The flooding occurred about 8:30am at the Zhijian coal mine in Shaanxian County, about 200 kilometers west of Zhengzhou,...

Cops bit, kicked by angry drunks
Metro Crime and public security
2007-7-30
HOT tempers and cold beer are proving to be a dangerous combination for police, as several officers have been attacked by drunks over the past few weeks, including a 60-year-old woman who bit two cops...


Animal Lovers...

Woman saves more than 800 cats
Metro Pets and animals
2007-7-9
A CAT lover is asking for help after rescuing more than 800 furry felines destined for restaurants in Guangdong. The cats are now all at her home in Minhang District. The woman wants people to adopt the cats and...


Fears for future of tiger frogs
Metro Pets and animals
2007-7-24
FROGS, especially tiger frogs and other rare frogs, face extinction because they are being caught illegally and sold to restaurants and markets, wild-animal experts said yesterday. "We came out this summer to suburban...


Bite cases up as hot days turn dogs nasty
Metro Pets and animals
2007-7-27
EVEN man's best friend can get a bit snappy in Shanghai's summer heat, judging by the number of people with dog bites attending local hospitals. Animal experts yesterday advised pet owners to try to keep dogs...


Bite cases up as hot days turn dogs nasty
Metro Pets and animals
2007-7-27
EVEN man's best friend can get a bit snappy in Shanghai's summer heat, judging by the number of people with dog bites attending local hospitals. Animal experts yesterday advised pet owners to try to keep dogs...



Building workers kill nesting colony of birds
Metro Pets and animals
2007-7-30
NEARLY a thousand young egrets were killed when construction workers felled a small forest in Shanghai's Qingpu District last week. The newly hatched birds fell to their death after the workers cut down camphor...